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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1989
RESIDENTS REMINDED TO GET TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
ΤΟ INTENDING
TRAVEL ABROAD
A
DURING THE EASTER SPOKESMAN FOR THE
RESIDENTS HOLIDAYS SHOULD APPLY FOR TRAVEL DOCUMENT NOW, IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
"THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
TRAVELLING
OUTSIDE HONG KONG WILL
GREATLY INCREASE DURING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR," HE SAID.
"IN ORDER TO AVOID A LAST MINUTE RUSH, RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT OR CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TRAVEL."
TO ISSUE A IT NORMALLY TAKES 10 WORKING DAYS
ARE
IN THE PASSPORT
MADE IF APPLICATIONS HEADQUARTERS BUT LONGER IF MADE IN THE BRANCH OFFICES.
KONG)
THE PROCESSING TIME ON A BRITISH NATIONAL
IDENTITY
OF
BE WILL
THE
BRITISH (HONG
DEPARTMENT'S
PASSPORT
IF SAME
THE OTHERWISE IT
LOVERSEAS)
THE AND HONG KONG CERTIFICATE APPLICANT IS IN POSSESSION OF A PERMANENT IDENTITY CARD,
ABOUT W11.1. TAKE
FIVE WEEKS BECAUSE
[MMIGRATION WOULD HAVE TO ARRANGE FOR THE APPLICANT TO BE ISSUED WITH A IDENTITY CARD AT THE SAME TIME.
DEPARTMENT PERMANENT
FOR VISA PURPOSES A RE-ENTRY PERMIT OR A DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY
IS LIKELY IF THERE ARE ARE NORMALLY ISSED ON THE SAME DAY BUT DELAY MANY APPLICANTS COMING AT THE SAME TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, ON A SATURDAY.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE HOLIDAYS IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR.
PERIOD BEFORE
THE EASTER
זיך
SPREAD THE WORKLOAD OF BY APPLYING EARLY, IT WILL NOT ONLY
MEET ANY THE DEPARTMENT BUT WILL ALSO GIVE APPLICANTS EXTRA TIME FURTHER VISA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS WHERE NECESSARY,
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED TRAVELLERS TO THEIR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS DURING THEIR TRAVEL.
TE
HE ADDED.
TAKE GOOD CARE OF
AND IN THE REPORTED TO
OF HONG KONG QUITE A NUMBER
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ISSUED IDENTITY CARDS HAD BEEN REPORTED LOST BY PEOPLE WHILST ABROAD LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS AND MANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE HAVE BEEN STOLEN.
"IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO PUT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS PLACE, SUCH AS A HOTEL SAFE DEPOSIT BOY," HE SAID.
IN A SAFE
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